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Requirements for swift publication
REQUIREMENTS Submission:
FOR SWIlV
PUBLICATION
must be written in English. They should be submitted in triplicate with original drawings of the tlgures (no larger than ca. 20X30 cm) and an abstract in English. AI1 manuscripts, other than Letters, originating in Germany and Austria, should be submitted to the Regional Editor in Germany. All manuscripts, other than Letters, originating in European Countries, other than those mentioned above, as well as those originating in Africa, should be submitted to the Regional Editor in the UK. All manuscripts, other than Letters, originating in Japan, should be submitted to the Regional Editor in Japan. All manuscripts originating in North and South America, in Asia (except Japan), in Australia or New Zealand, should be submitted to the Editor. Contributions
All Surface Science Letters regardless
provide complete Copyright
of country of origin, should be submitted
data on several suggested
referees may delay processing
directly to the Editor.
of the manuscript.
transfer:
The submission of a paper will be taken to imply that the author has satisfied himself that no copyright will thereby be infringed. Upon acceptance of an article by this journal the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the Publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information.
Publication
abstract,
speed: To qualify for rapid publication in Surface Science Letters manuscripts should not exceed 2000 words in length, excluding list of references and a maximum of 5 tables or figures which will be counted as separate.
Preuaration
of manuscripts:
(1) - Manuscripts
The following are the stylistic requirements for a manuscript. should be typed throughout with double line spacing and wide margins on numbered
pages.
(21
Title page(s) should contain, in addition to the article title, author(s)’ names and affiliations, the text of related footnotes and the text of the abstract. indicate which author will act as contact author and provide FAX No., telephone No. and E-mail No., if available. Failure to be able to contact the author by FAX or E-mail can result in significant delays in processing the manuscript.
(3)
Tables should be typed on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript. In addition sufficiently detailed heading or caption to explain the data displayed in it.
(4)
Figures should be numbered
(4a)
(4h)
(4c)
(51
in the text to other publications should be numbered consecutively within square brackets, for example: “. and Chang and Weaver [l] show ” and listed together at the end of the text, for example: [l] S.-C. Chang and M.J. Weaver, Surf. Sci. 241 (19911 11. [2] A. Roth, Vacuum Technology, 3rd ed. (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 19901. [3] V. Celli, in: Dynamical Properties of Solids, Vol. 6, Eds. G.K. Horton and A.A. Maradudin (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 19901 p. 337.
References
or not readily accessible reports should be avoided. In the case of multiple authorship ail authors should provided they number less than ten. Only in the case of more than ten authors is the first author et al.
in the manuscript should be typed with particular consideration given to characters that may be misinterpreted, e.g. I (cap.), 1fell, 1 (one), ’ (prime); c, C; k, K, K (kappa); p, P, p (rho); o flower case), 0 (cap.), 0 (zero), ’ (deg); u, v (lower case), Y (nul, V (cap.); x (times), x flower case), X (cap.); P (sigma), C (sum), II (pi), II (product), etc.
Formulae
If necessary, (71
each table should have a
and their captions listed together at the end of the manuscript. Each figure should have a sufficiently detailed caption explaining the data displayed. A set of good quality drawings and photographs is required to produce the printed line figures and half-tone plates in the journal. Photographic copies (“glossy prints”) of drawings are also acceptable for the line figures if they have been sharply focused and evenly exposed. As a rule, Xerox copies cannot be accepted. Original drawings and photographs will be returned after publication of the paper. Line&w-es: The drawings or glossy prints supplied for the line figures should be 1.5-3 times larger than the printed size of the figures and should contain all the required, carefully applied lettering. Figures are preferably reduced to a single column width (7.6 cm) unless their complexity, large width-to-height ratio, or need to display special detail makes a larger format necessary (max. printed width - 20 cm). Inappropriately sized lettering on a figure may prevent its reduction to the size optimum for its information content. The lettering used on a drawing should be chosen so that after reduction, the height of numbers and (capital) letters fails within the range 1.2-2.4 mm. Care should be exercised in choosing the pen width of machine-plotted graphs. Frequently lines in these figures are too fine compared to the area of the figure. Shaded areas in line figures should be shown by means of cross-hatching (or a matrix of dots) rather than a continuous grey “wash”. Cross-hatching, after reduction, of density less than _ 25 lines/cm is satisfactory. Half-tone plates: Photographs supplied for reproduction should be unmounted unless they form part of a composite figure and they should have a somewhat greater contrast than is desired in the printed figure. It is important that the photographs supplied are not screened (overprinted with the point-matrix used by printers) or moire patterns will form when they are screened for a second time. When necessary, the top side of a photograph should be marked on the back. A reduction factor should be recommended for a photo when it is not obvious what detail in the photo is of interest. Colour plates: Illustrations can be printed in colour when they are judged by the Editor to be essential to the presentation. The Publisher and the author will each bear part of the extra costs involved. Further information concerning coiour illustrations and the costs to the author can be obtained from the Publisher.
References to unpublished be listed in the references acceptable. (61
to its serial number,
unusual symbols should he explained
Pectors should be indicated
Delay in publication
by a wavy underlining,
might occur if the above requirements
in pencil in the margin. and will be printed in bold-face
italics.
are not met.
Submission of electronic text: The Publisher prefers to have the final text submitted on a 3.5” or 5.25” diskette fin addition to a hard copy with originalfigures). Both double density and high density diskettes are acceptable, but they should be formatted according to their capacity
before the files are copied onto them. The main text, list of reference, tables and figure legends should be stored in separate text files with clearly identifiable file names. The format of these files depends on the wordprocessor used. It is essential that the name and version of the wordprocessing program, type of computer on which the text was prepared, and format of the text files are clearly indicated. The final manuscript may contain parts (e.g., formulae, complex tables) or last minute corrections which are not included in the electronic text. This should be clearly marked in the additional hard copy. Page charge and reprints:
together
There is no page charge. Reprints may be ordered from the publisher. with the proofs. 50 reprints of the article will be supplied free of charge.
An order form will be sent to contributors
IMPORTANT: When page proofs of the accepted manuscript are made and sent out to authors, this is in order to check that no undetected errors have arisen in the typesetting (or file conversion) process. At the proof stage only printer’s errors may be corrected. No changes in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be accepted.
FOR SWIlV
PUBLICATION
must be written in English. They should be submitted in triplicate with original drawings of the tlgures (no larger than ca. 20X30 cm) and an abstract in English. AI1 manuscripts, other than Letters, originating in Germany and Austria, should be submitted to the Regional Editor in Germany. All manuscripts, other than Letters, originating in European Countries, other than those mentioned above, as well as those originating in Africa, should be submitted to the Regional Editor in the UK. All manuscripts, other than Letters, originating in Japan, should be submitted to the Regional Editor in Japan. All manuscripts originating in North and South America, in Asia (except Japan), in Australia or New Zealand, should be submitted to the Editor. Contributions
All Surface Science Letters regardless
provide complete Copyright
of country of origin, should be submitted
data on several suggested
referees may delay processing
directly to the Editor.
of the manuscript.
transfer:
The submission of a paper will be taken to imply that the author has satisfied himself that no copyright will thereby be infringed. Upon acceptance of an article by this journal the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the Publisher. This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information.
Publication
abstract,
speed: To qualify for rapid publication in Surface Science Letters manuscripts should not exceed 2000 words in length, excluding list of references and a maximum of 5 tables or figures which will be counted as separate.
Preuaration
of manuscripts:
(1) - Manuscripts
The following are the stylistic requirements for a manuscript. should be typed throughout with double line spacing and wide margins on numbered
pages.
(21
Title page(s) should contain, in addition to the article title, author(s)’ names and affiliations, the text of related footnotes and the text of the abstract. indicate which author will act as contact author and provide FAX No., telephone No. and E-mail No., if available. Failure to be able to contact the author by FAX or E-mail can result in significant delays in processing the manuscript.
(3)
Tables should be typed on separate sheets at the end of the manuscript. In addition sufficiently detailed heading or caption to explain the data displayed in it.
(4)
Figures should be numbered
(4a)
(4h)
(4c)
(51
in the text to other publications should be numbered consecutively within square brackets, for example: “. and Chang and Weaver [l] show ” and listed together at the end of the text, for example: [l] S.-C. Chang and M.J. Weaver, Surf. Sci. 241 (19911 11. [2] A. Roth, Vacuum Technology, 3rd ed. (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 19901. [3] V. Celli, in: Dynamical Properties of Solids, Vol. 6, Eds. G.K. Horton and A.A. Maradudin (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 19901 p. 337.
References
or not readily accessible reports should be avoided. In the case of multiple authorship ail authors should provided they number less than ten. Only in the case of more than ten authors is the first author et al.
in the manuscript should be typed with particular consideration given to characters that may be misinterpreted, e.g. I (cap.), 1fell, 1 (one), ’ (prime); c, C; k, K, K (kappa); p, P, p (rho); o flower case), 0 (cap.), 0 (zero), ’ (deg); u, v (lower case), Y (nul, V (cap.); x (times), x flower case), X (cap.); P (sigma), C (sum), II (pi), II (product), etc.
Formulae
If necessary, (71
each table should have a
and their captions listed together at the end of the manuscript. Each figure should have a sufficiently detailed caption explaining the data displayed. A set of good quality drawings and photographs is required to produce the printed line figures and half-tone plates in the journal. Photographic copies (“glossy prints”) of drawings are also acceptable for the line figures if they have been sharply focused and evenly exposed. As a rule, Xerox copies cannot be accepted. Original drawings and photographs will be returned after publication of the paper. Line&w-es: The drawings or glossy prints supplied for the line figures should be 1.5-3 times larger than the printed size of the figures and should contain all the required, carefully applied lettering. Figures are preferably reduced to a single column width (7.6 cm) unless their complexity, large width-to-height ratio, or need to display special detail makes a larger format necessary (max. printed width - 20 cm). Inappropriately sized lettering on a figure may prevent its reduction to the size optimum for its information content. The lettering used on a drawing should be chosen so that after reduction, the height of numbers and (capital) letters fails within the range 1.2-2.4 mm. Care should be exercised in choosing the pen width of machine-plotted graphs. Frequently lines in these figures are too fine compared to the area of the figure. Shaded areas in line figures should be shown by means of cross-hatching (or a matrix of dots) rather than a continuous grey “wash”. Cross-hatching, after reduction, of density less than _ 25 lines/cm is satisfactory. Half-tone plates: Photographs supplied for reproduction should be unmounted unless they form part of a composite figure and they should have a somewhat greater contrast than is desired in the printed figure. It is important that the photographs supplied are not screened (overprinted with the point-matrix used by printers) or moire patterns will form when they are screened for a second time. When necessary, the top side of a photograph should be marked on the back. A reduction factor should be recommended for a photo when it is not obvious what detail in the photo is of interest. Colour plates: Illustrations can be printed in colour when they are judged by the Editor to be essential to the presentation. The Publisher and the author will each bear part of the extra costs involved. Further information concerning coiour illustrations and the costs to the author can be obtained from the Publisher.
References to unpublished be listed in the references acceptable. (61
to its serial number,
unusual symbols should he explained
Pectors should be indicated
Delay in publication
by a wavy underlining,
might occur if the above requirements
in pencil in the margin. and will be printed in bold-face
italics.
are not met.
Submission of electronic text: The Publisher prefers to have the final text submitted on a 3.5” or 5.25” diskette fin addition to a hard copy with originalfigures). Both double density and high density diskettes are acceptable, but they should be formatted according to their capacity
before the files are copied onto them. The main text, list of reference, tables and figure legends should be stored in separate text files with clearly identifiable file names. The format of these files depends on the wordprocessor used. It is essential that the name and version of the wordprocessing program, type of computer on which the text was prepared, and format of the text files are clearly indicated. The final manuscript may contain parts (e.g., formulae, complex tables) or last minute corrections which are not included in the electronic text. This should be clearly marked in the additional hard copy. Page charge and reprints:
together
There is no page charge. Reprints may be ordered from the publisher. with the proofs. 50 reprints of the article will be supplied free of charge.
An order form will be sent to contributors
IMPORTANT: When page proofs of the accepted manuscript are made and sent out to authors, this is in order to check that no undetected errors have arisen in the typesetting (or file conversion) process. At the proof stage only printer’s errors may be corrected. No changes in, or additions to, the edited manuscript will be accepted.